Sam Shepard

There's no way to escape the fact that we've grown up in a violent culture, we just can't get away from it, it's part of our heritage. I think part of it is that we've always felt somewhat helpless in the face of this vast continent. Helplessness is answered in many ways, but one of them is violence.

American Playwright

John Muir

The forests of America, however slighted by man, must have been a great delight to God; for they were the best he ever planted. The whole continent was a garden, and from the beginning, it seemed to be favored above all the other wild parks and gardens of the globe.

American Environmentalist

Gordon Brown

People have now got the ability to speak to each other across continents: to join with each other in communities that are not based simply on territory, streets, but networks; and you've got the possibility of people building alliances right across the world.

British Politician

Gary Johnson

I have had the good fortune to be able to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. I have enjoyed the freedom I had gained from building a successful business from scratch, making some money, and creating the lifestyle I wanted.

American Politician

Mira Nair

I am at home in many cultures. I live actively in three continents and I've done that for most of my life, so I just make films as I see the world, and that happens to speak to people. I do things that I want to do.

Indian Director

Annie Besant

Continents may break up, continents may emerge, but the human race is immortal in its origin and in its growth, and there is nothing to be afraid of, even if the foundations of the earth be moved.

English Philosopher

Lyall Watson

I have had close relationships with three species of wild pigs, each a chance encounter on a different continent, and all continue to enrich my life in surprising ways.

South African Scientist

J Balvin

By erasing barriers of races, colors, continents, genres, or languages, we can achieve the whole world moving their head to the same beat.

Colombian Musician

Richard Corliss

Africa is the continent that the rest of the world prefers not to think about.

American Writer

Manushi Chhillar

I have been to all continents of the world.

Indian Model

Refers to very large, distinct landmasses on Earth that are widely recognized.

Geographical Entity

Continents often embody cultural and historical identities that affect how people view them.

Cultural Identity

A common mistake is to confuse continents with countries; continents are larger and contain many countries.

Not Countries

Used figuratively to describe extensive areas or domains of personal experience or knowledge.

Metaphorical Use

Sometimes describes broad ranges of emotion or life experiences.

Emotional Realms

Indicates admirable self-control or restraint in personal habits and behaviors.

Self-Control

Suggests moderation and the practice of avoiding extremes in conduct or expression.

Moderation Practice

This usage of 'continent' is old-fashioned and rare in modern language.

Archaic Tone

 and amplified across the country, across the continent. Where I used to stand up alone seven years ago, now I belong to a community of many people who stand up with me. I am no longer alone when I stand up to speak about these things. I belong to a group of young people who are passionate about the country, who want to bring about change,

Boniface Mwangi: The day...

 as our fingernails grow and as they continue to split the rift between them otherwise known as the Atlantic Ocean will get even wider and all this drama is leaving behind a major scar an underwater valley called the mid-atlantic ridge which tears more and more as the continents slowly move apart

Continental Drift 101 PIPE...

 and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms, which they also bought with slaves. The slave trade had become an arms race, altering societies and economies across the continent.

The Atlantic slave...

 i'm emma nappa and i'm the producer of the australia episode of seven worlds one planet including being one of the directors on the cassowary sequence australia is an ancient continent and it's also full of animals that you don't see in other places and surprising animals

Filming The World's...

 and drastically cooling the atmosphere below. The resulting volcanic winter, along with other effects such as acid rain, can effect multiple continents, disrupting natural cycles and annihilating the plant life on which other organisms, including humans, depend.

The colossal consequences...

 together we understood that we are stronger together that together we could do so much more we could be a bridge between our two continents our two worlds that we could do so much more than we thought possible today in our community is more and more

What forgiveness can...

 in your own backyard, and its seeds might carry your family's history, a detailed breakdown of the world's political upheavals, or the sum of humanity's knowledge into forests and across continents. Perhaps even into the far reaches of space.

Is DNA the future of...

 the wetlands and waterways of our world found on all continents except antarctica waterborne bladderworts are free-floating plants that can grow up to two meters in length as blood awards often live in

The Fastest Carnivorous...

 Draw or paint on your main pop-up elements as you see fit. For this lesson, we decided to just play with simple shapes in different colors to create the world of shifting continents we imagined.

Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...

 The continents had yet to assume their current positions. Extreme temperatures were common and fierce storms made life unpredictable. Dinosaurs flourished on land, pterosaurs roamed the skies,